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Kentucky County (aka Kentucke County), later the District of Kentucky, was formed by the Commonwealth of Virginia from the western portion (beyond the Big Sandy River and Cumberland Mountains) of Fincastle County effective 1777. [2]
Kentucky County. As European settlers migrated west, the Virginia General Assembly created new counties with local courthouses where surveys and land deeds were recorded, and where local judges resolved disputes. Virginia's General Assembly created the county of Kentucky in 1776.
1780 --Became extinct in 1780 when it was divided to form Fayette, Lincoln, and Jefferson counties, which are all currently in the State of Kentucky. See an interactive map of Kentucky County, Virginia boundary changes.
Kentucky County, Virginia . The Virginia county of Kentucky existed between 1776 and 1780. Wikipedia notes that "the region of Virginia beyond the Appalachian Mountains was established as Kentucky County by the Virginia General Assembly" on 31 December 1776. It was formed from Fincastle County (effective 1777).
Kentucky County (aka Kentucke County ), later the District of Kentucky, was formed by the Commonwealth of Virginia from the western portion (beyond the Big Sandy River and Cumberland Mountains) of Fincastle County effective 1777.
Kentucky County (aka Kentucke County), later the District of Kentucky, was formed by the Commonwealth of Virginia from the western portion (beyond the Big Sandy River and Cumberland Mountains) of Fincastle County effective 1777.
Kentucky County (then alternately spelled Kentucke County) was formed by the Commonwealth of Virginia from the western portion (beyond the Cumberland Mountains) of Fincastle County effective December 31, 1776.
Kentucky County (then alternately spelled Kentucke County) was formed by the Commonwealth of Virginia from the western portion (beyond the Cumberland Mountains) of Fincastle County effective December 31, 1776. [2]
On June 1, 1792, the nine Kentucky counties became a separate state. Records relating to Kentucky can be found within Virginia state government records, including land grants, legislative petitions, personal property tax records, and militia records.
Kentucky County (then alternately spelled Kentucke County) was created by the Commonwealth of Virginia from the western portion of Fincastle County beyond the Cumberland Mountains effective December 31, 1776, and was in existence until June 30, 1780, when it was subdivided and abolished.